Shloka 18

शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्

Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship

Devanagari script

कदलीनारिकेलाम्रफललड्डुकपूर्वकम् । नैवेद्यं च समर्प्याथ नमस्कुर्याद्गजाननम्

Transliteration

kadalīnārikelāmraphalalaḍḍukapūrvakam | naivedyaṃ ca samarpyātha namaskuryādgajānanam

Translation

先奉献食供（naivedya）——香蕉、椰子、芒果、诸果与拉杜甜团——随后当向伽阇阿难那（象面主伽内沙）恭敬顶礼。

Word by Word

• कदली-नारिकेल-आम्र-फल-लड्डुक-पूर्वकम्: including bananas, coconuts, mangoes, fruits, laddus, etc.
• कदली-नारिकेल-आम्र-फल-लड्डुक-पूर्वकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कदली + नारिकेल + आम्र + फल + लड्डुक + पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa/collective determinative meaning 'preceded by/including bananas, coconuts, mangoes, fruits, laddus' qualifying नैवेद्यम्

• नैवेद्यम्: food offering (naivedya)
• नैवेद्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• समर्प्य: having offered
• समर्प्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta; Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), from अर्प् 'to offer' with prefix सम्; 'having offered'

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Sequencer)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), discourse particle (अनन्तर/sequence)

• नमस्कुर्यात्: should bow/salute
• नमस्कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस्+कृ (धातु)
• Form: Verb; denominative/compound verb from नमस् + कृ 'to make obeisance'; Lakāra: विधिलिङ् (optative), Parasmaipada; 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• गजाननम्: Gajānan(a)
• गजाननम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज-आनन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa: gaja + ānana

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General: naivedya and namaskāra to Gaṇeśa as a maṅgala-pūrvaka act supporting successful completion of Śiva-vrata/pūjā.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that devotional worship begins with reverent offering (naivedya) and humility (namaskāra), seeking the removal of obstacles through Gaṇeśa so that one’s Shaiva sādhanā proceeds without hindrance.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In Purāṇic Shaiva practice, Gaṇeśa is invoked at the start of worship to clear impediments; this prepares the devotee for focused Saguna worship of Shiva—often culminating in Liṅga-pūjā with mantra, offerings, and contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer simple, sattvic naivedya (fruits and sweets) with devotion, then perform Gaṇeśa-namaskāra as a preliminary rite before continuing with Shiva worship (mantra-japa, archana, or dhyāna).